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Finished with my final submission for BioComics, the art residency I took part in in May! I think that was the most drawing-intensive week of my life so far 🫠

Not sure when I can publish the comic online, but stay tuned!

Also, I'm never again gonna start drawing without doing the layout first 🙃 Very messy process 🙈

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I was part of a artist residency! 😃 I spent 5 days getting to know the Alpi Giulie biosphere park in northwestern Italy, together with 9 other great (comic) artists. I enjoyed it a lot! More to come soon.

Here is a "rural sketch" I did during the project, depicting La AleGra farm where we had the best lunch of the whole trip. I really should have asked for their mint cake recipe...

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Now that elderflowers are in full bloom, I'm reposting this old linocut of mine. Elderflowers (elders?) are one of my favourite plants, I absolutely love their smell. It always brings me back to my childhood when we would help collect the flowers so my mum could make syrup. Not to mention the elderberries!

I think this was my first two-colour linocut. Was harder than expected, as it always seems to be with that medium 😅

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The original ink drawing + some details + some WIPs of my Narwhal artwork for @polarlightszine !

While I planned this artwork with the digital colorization in mind from the beginning and therefore the contrasts arent that clear in the b&w version, I still like it a lot! I'm curious what others think, so let me know whether you think if it works as it's own artwork.

Does the b&w version work by itself?

yea it works

nah, without colour something's missing

Voting ended onMay 15

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Some details from my narwhal illustration for @polarlightszine. You can still buy it at itch.io to support antarctic conversation and get access to a lot of great works!

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Here is my artwork for the @polarlightszine!

I chose the Narwhal as a subject, along with his common prey, the Armhook Squid. I had a lot of fun working on this piece! It's my first time combining my traditional ink drawings with digital colourization, and I'm quite happy with the result :) I'll definitely experiment more with this technique.

You can still get the Polar Lights Zine at itch.io and support Antarctic conservation - There's so many great artworks to discover!

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Preview for my artwork in the new @polarlightszine - get it now on itch.io for as little as 2$!

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❄️ POLAR LIGHTS 4 Now Live!

Polar Lights 4: Eventide is a digital charity anthology featuring original art and writing from 73 creators in a collection of 67 illustrations, 4 poems, 8 short stories, and more.

All proceeds will benefit the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition, a global coalition of environmental NGOs working for the protection of species and marine ecosystems in Antarctica and the surrounding Southern Ocean.

Grab a digital copy of the zine for as little as $2! 🩵

Shares greatly appreciated.

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I am super happy to announce that I'm part of this amazing zine!

There's so many really stunning illustrations and works in there, and I'm also really proud of the artwork I did for it. Go get one and support the protection of the Antarctic environment!

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homunculus explorations

A small zine I did at @schmiede last year - I neglected to post it, but now that I'm kinda getting into the zine scene (more on that soon 😏), I thought I could just share it!

It was basically a brainstorming session in zine-form for my project digital homunculus, combining quotes from Goethe's Faust II and old alchemical texts to get a feel for the homunculus concept and how it might relate the AI.

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21. 2. 2026, in front of / inside Ars Electronica Center

Urban sketching again! It was very rainy but we endured, and most of our small group ended up incorporating the rain into their work - some intentional, some not :D

My first motive was the tower of the Landhaus, which from my spot perfectly lined up so the Mariendom loomed right behind it through the fog. That spot however was not roofed over, so the rain joined me on the page - it was interesting how it interacted with the pencil, but I think this experiment is a one-and-done thing. It also made me hurry and therefore work way more sketchy, which is nice!

For our second session we went into the shelter of the AEC foyer and I did some quick sketches of the people visiting the museum.

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Cat Yoga, pt. 2

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Made myself a blog for personal posts and reblogs (my main/art blog: @fliessbandunikat).

Not sure how much I'll actually use it but since I don't really wanna use Instagram anymore, it's nice to have a space online for this kinda stuff (man I miss the good old personal blogs of the 2010s..)

I'm was honestly positively surprised how active tumblr still is when I logged back in last year - I had left shorty after the disastrous nsfw-ban and assumed the site had pretty much died (esp. for artists) - glad I was wrong!

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Cat Yoga, pt. 1

Our cat's sleeping positions make for great warmup drawing references!

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17. 1. 2026, Donaupark Linz

Finally joined an Urban Sketching meeting again, it was fun! I used to go a lot ages ago, and it's nice to know there's still an active group (with the same very dedicated organizer, no less!). Hoping I can make this a regular activity again!

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Almost forgot to post the video for the Philippine Eagle since tumblr wouldn't upload it. So here it is from youtube instead!

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#extinctober prompt 2: arboreal

The Philippine eagle is a rare bird of prey found in the forests of 4 of the Philippines' islands. With an average wingspan of 2m and a height of around 1m, it is among the largest eagles in the world. Due to its imposing size, it even occasionally preys on monkeys, which earned it its previous name "monkey-eating eagle", although its diet mostly consists of smaller mammals, birds and lizards. As an apex predator, it plays an important role in keeping the animal populations in the forest in check.

Like most eagles, this species is monogamous - Pairs stay together for life, only searching for a new partner if the old one dies. Therefore, the choice of mate has to be made with care, requiring a courtship phase that includes aerial maneuvers, mutual talon presentation and presents of food and twigs before the birds decide to partner up.

The pair shares most work and even sometimes hunts together, with one bird distracting the prey while the other one attacks from behind.

Also in terms of reproduction, both male and female eagle equally take part in the required tasks of building the nest, hatching their egg and caring for their young. For two years, they raise their lone offspring until it can survive on its own, at which time the female lays another single egg.

To properly thrive, one Philippine eagle pair needs an area of 40-110 km² of forest as its territory. Therefore, one of the species' biggest threats is deforestation and illegal logging. Their shrinking habitat also leads to increased contact with humans, which often has deadly results: despite the species being under protection, at least one animal is still shot every year.

Nowadays, less than 400 breeding pairs of the animal remain in the wild according to the Philippine Eagle Foundation. The non-profit organisation is taking on the goal of preserving the species, which has been declared the national bird of the Philippines, with a number of campaigns: They educate the public, rescue and rehabilitate injured eagles, have breeding pairs in captivity to augment the population in the wild, help protect and restore the existing forests and monitor known nests. A lot of these tasks are accomplished in direct collaboration with local indigenous groups, as an important approach in the Foundation’s work is culture-based conservation: Since a lot of the species’ habitats are also ancestral domains of indigenous communities, it is vital to include them and their cultural practices and knowledge in the protection efforts.

Sources:

philippineeaglefoundation.org

peregrinefund.org

oneearth.org

news.mongabay.com

mindanews.com

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Process video + audio version of the vaquita infos I researched for #extinctober prompt 1.